MU baseball team tops Cowboys

Missouri used a pitcher-by-committee approach to beat 17th-ranked Oklahoma State 1-0 yesterday in Stillwater, Okla., salvaging the final game of a three-game series.

Nine pitchers combined for the shutout, with freshman Ryan Clubb earning the win after throwing a 1-2-3 fifth inning. Brad Buehler pitched a perfect ninth inning for the save. The Tigers (13-14, 4-5 Big 12) are 6-1 in games when they use a pitching committee.

Missouri scored its run in the sixth. Kyle Mach singled and advanced to third on a single by Ryan Lollis. Mach scored when Trevor Coleman reached on a fielders’ choice.

Tyler Lyons took the loss for Oklahoma State (19-8, 3-3) despite pitching a complete-game five-hitter.

Missouri will face Saint Louis University at 7:15 p.m. tomorrow at Busch Stadium.

CMU splits: Central Methodist beat Missouri Valley 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader and dropped the second game 13-4 in Fayette.

In the opener, Landry Cobb went 3 for 3 and Tyler Belt was 2 for 2 for CMU (8-12, 5-11 Heart of America Athletic Conference). Jessie Zuber earned the complete-game win. In the second game, Jose Ruiz went 2 for 2 for the Eagles.

College softball

CMU splits: Central Methodist dropped the opener of a doubleheader 3-2 and won the second game 3-2 in eight innings in Fayette.

In the opener, Jessica Henderson went 2 for 3 for the Eagles (16-10, 3-1 HAAC). McCall Kenney gave up no earned runs in a complete-game victory in the second game. Katie Dove went 3 for 4.

Prep baseball

Blair Oaks 7, North Callaway 4: The Thunderbirds committed four errors and surrendered six unearned runs to the Falcons.

Josh Linnenbrink allowed two earned runs in five innings to claim the win for Blair Oaks (2-1). Dustin Kremer went 3 for 4 with two runs and an RBI to lead the Falcons.